In a flash, faster than lightning.
In an instant, the Tang dao in the black-clothed elder's hand slashed towards Shen Lang's face.
This saber strike was dazzling with its sharpness.
This saber strike was accompanied by an unstoppable, powerful momentum.
This saber strike made the air feel oppressive.
"Little brother, be careful."
Gu Qinghan, seeing the terror of this saber strike, quickly shouted at Shen Lang.
However, compared to Gu Qinghan's worry, Shen Lang's face was calm and serene, showing no trace of panic.
"Whoosh—"
Just a second before the Tang dao could strike Shen Lang's forehead, a golden needle shot out from Shen Lang's hand.
At such close range, and because the black-clothed elder never expected Shen Lang to make a sudden move, he was completely unguarded.
The result was that this golden needle precisely struck the elder's Tianfu acupoint.
Instantly, the black-clothed elder felt all his strength drain away. He became extremely weak and fell heavily to the ground with a pained cry.
"What?"
Seeing the black-clothed elder's transformation, Gu Qinghan and Shi Qingxuan's eyes widened.
They stared intently at the hair-thin golden needle on the elder's arm, utterly unable to believe that such a needle could instantly incapacitate a person.
Moreover, how did Shen Lang manage to launch such a fine, hair-thin needle?
"Kid, you're shameless."
While they were shocked, the black-clothed elder lying on the ground angrily cursed, "Attacking with hidden weapons, what kind of hero are you?"
His martial arts cultivation had reached the Earth realm. Although he had only recently entered it, he was far stronger than Shen Lang, who was at the half-step Earth realm.
If it were a fair fight, he was confident he could have killed Shen Lang with a single saber strike.
But the black-clothed elder never expected Shen Lang to be so despicable, to deceive and ambush him, an elder of fifty-eight years.
Unethical, this kid was too unethical.
"Attacking with hidden weapons, not a hero?"
Hearing this, Shen Lang chuckled, "You'd better be careful your master doesn't get angry. As everyone knows, the Tang sect of Sichuan, who loves to play with hidden weapons and poisons the most, is the one that is most unethical."
As soon as he said this, the black-clothed elder immediately realized he had spoken out of turn.
In fact, as members of the Tang sect, they usually used hidden weapons and poisons against their enemies. Their methods were endless and unscrupulous, making it impossible for their opponents to defend themselves, and they wouldn't even know how they died.
However, using hidden weapons and poisons against his enemies felt exhilarating to him. But now, being ambushed by Shen Lang with a single golden needle, he felt an unspeakable frustration and anger.
Compared to his anger, the others were terrified.
They were all from the Tang sect, who were fond of using hidden weapons, but they had never imagined that a hair-thin golden needle could be so terrifying.
In an instant, Tang Zixuan and the others were completely stunned.
"You all attack together and kill this kid."
After Tang Zixuan recovered, he ordered the other two black-clothed elders, who had Tang daos at their waists, to attack.
"Yes—"
Hearing Tang Zixuan's words, the two black-clothed elders nodded, then drew the Tang daos from their waists and swiftly attacked Shen Lang.
Unlike their companion from before, these two had already witnessed the terror of the hair-thin golden needle. Therefore, while attacking, they maintained utmost vigilance.
The reason they chose to use their sabers instead of Tang sect's hidden weapons was that in such a confined space, a saber in hand was more lethal than hidden weapons.
Both of them were Earth realm experts. With them attacking simultaneously, there was no way they couldn't kill a mere half-step Earth realm kid like Shen Lang.
Facing the two charging at him, Shen Lang remained unhurried. He raised his right hand, and the golden needle that had been stuck in the elder's arm instantly flew back to his hand.
Immediately afterward, another golden needle slipped out from Shen Lang's sleeve.
"Kid, you don't stand a chance."
Seeing Shen Lang about to use a golden needle again, Tang Zixuan sneered and said.
"How do you know I don't stand a chance?"
Shen Lang heard this, turned his head to look at Tang Zixuan, and said.
However, just as Shen Lang was speaking, Tang Zixuan discovered that the golden needle in his hand had vanished.
"Ah—"
"Ah—"
As Tang Zixuan was completely astonished, the two black-clothed elders who had rushed at Shen Lang simultaneously let out a scream and fell to the ground one after another.
Tang Zixuan looked at the two and saw that, like their companion, each had a hair-thin golden needle inserted into their Tianfu acupoint. They then slumped to the ground weakly, like deflated balloons.
"This..."
Seeing this scene, not only Tang Zixuan was dumbfounded, but even Nalan Wushuang, the Gun King of the North, was stunned.
They hadn't seen Shen Lang move. How did Shen Lang's golden needles fly out, and how did they accurately strike the two?
"Little brother..."
Gu Qinghan also did not expect Shen Lang to be so terrifying. In his hands, the hair-thin golden needle had become a sharp weapon against his enemies.
"This country bumpkin..."
Shi Qingxuan, sitting in the corner, was also greatly shocked by what she saw.
Although she had already witnessed Shen Lang's power, seeing him act again now, she still realized that her understanding of Shen Lang's prowess was insufficient.
"Whoosh—"
"Whoosh—"
As everyone was greatly surprised, Shen Lang raised his right hand. The two golden needles, as if summoned, instantly flew back into Shen Lang's hands.
Shen Lang looked at Tang Zixuan and Nalan Wushuang and smiled, "Who among you two wants to go first?"
"Of course, perhaps it won't be that troublesome. You can both come at once."
This statement enraged Tang Zixuan, "Kid, don't be so arrogant. Do you really think you're the only one who can use hidden weapons?"
Saying this, Tang Zixuan raised his right hand. Suddenly, three sleeve darts shot out from his sleeve, rapidly flying towards Shen Lang.
"Is this the Tang sect's life-chasing arrow?"
Facing the incoming sleeve darts, Shen Lang showed no panic. As the sleeve darts reached him, Shen Lang's left hand quickly shot out, and he directly caught the three sleeve darts.
"What?"
Seeing Shen Lang catch his sleeve darts, Tang Zixuan's face changed drastically.
However, Tang Zixuan soon felt provoked and became even more enraged. He flicked his white folding fan, and over a dozen throwing knives hidden within the fan surged towards Shen Lang.
Killing intent was like a rainbow.
"Tang sect's Willow Leaf Saber?"
Seeing the dozen or so throwing knives flying towards him, which were as thin as cicada wings and shaped like willow leaves, Shen Lang sneered and uttered.
With that, Shen Lang directly reflected the three sleeve darts in his left hand.
"Clang—"
"Clang—"
"Clang—"
The sleeve darts collided with the Willow Leaf Sabers, instantly knocking the throwing knives to the ground.
However, the throwing knives fell, but the force of the sleeve darts remained undiminished. In a blink of an eye, they reached Tang Zixuan.
"Young Master Tang, be careful."
At the critical moment, Nalan Wushuang blocked Tang Zixuan, shouted, and then thrust his spear forward. The three incoming crossbow bolts were instantly shattered by this spear strike.
"This..."
Seeing the terrifying power in Nalan Wushuang's simple strike, Gu Qinghan's expression changed, and she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Shen Lang.